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RE: Delusional Parasitosis; The Ekbom Syndrome
I would give some points to the second case scenario but what about the first one? Is it really Ekbom syndrome? I think it sounds like you were describing a case of Munchausen syndrome with psychosis. If not, what's the difference between those two?
Ekbom syndrome is a psychotic disorder that makes the victim believes that his or her skin or body is infested with bugs but in reality that is not really the case while Munchausen syndrome is also a psychotic disorder that is quite different from Ekbom syndrome because it doesn't have any direct affiliation with bugs but makes the person act physically/mentally ill or sick (when he or she isn't actually sick in reality) to gain medical attention. Thanks for stopping by @n4rizulkafli